Effects of anthropogenic shoreline hardening and invasion by Phragmites australis on habitat quality for juvenile blue crabs (Callinectes sapidus)

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Volumn 409, Issue 1-2, 2011, Pages 215-222

  Long, W Christopher ^a   Grow, Jacob N ^a,b   Majoris, John E ^a,c   Hines, Anson H ^a  

^a SMITHSONIAN ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b Biology Department ^*  (United States)

^c Boston University   (United States)

Author keywords

Blue crab; Callinectes sapidus; Phragmites australis; Predation; Shoreline development; Spartina

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; BIOLOGICAL INVASION; BIVALVE; CRAB; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FOOD AVAILABILITY; GROWTH RATE; HABITAT MANAGEMENT; HABITAT QUALITY; HARDENING; POLYCHAETE; POPULATION SIZE; RIPRAP; SHALLOW WATER; SHORELINE; SURVIVAL;

CHESAPEAKE BAY; SOUTH RIVER [VIRGINIA]; UNITED STATES; VIRGINIA;

BIVALVIA; CALLINECTES SAPIDUS; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); HYMENACHNE; NEMATODA; PHRAGMITES; PHRAGMITES AUSTRALIS; PISCES; POLYCHAETA; SPARTINA;

EID: 82555166011     PISSN: 00220981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jembe.2011.08.024     Document Type: Article

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